Chapter 3 - Rex: The Dragon of Justice

Smoke coiled through the ruined village like dying breath. The sky above was thick with ash, casting the earth in a sickly gray hue. The ground, blackened and cracked, looked like the night sky turned inside out — scorched by fire and war.

Rex stepped into the remnants of the village, silent as a ghost. Charred bones and broken homes lined the road. Laughter echoed in the distance — cruel, mocking.

He approached the town square.

There, a squad of soldiers lingered. Four of them, with the fifth — their captain — standing tall among the corpses, laughing as if the massacre had been sport.

Kevin, the captain, sneered."At least they could've put up a decent fight."Soldier #1 chuckled. "Right, Captain. They cried about how we couldn't just take over their village, like we wouldn't do whatever we want. Hah!"Soldier #2 joined in. "I was expecting more from these people. Weaklings."Soldiers #3 and #4 cackled, stomping around the bodies like they were trophies.

But the laughter died the moment Rex moved.

His voice was silent, but his fists roared."Wind Dragon: Soaring Bite Strike!"

He soared through the air, hands pressed together. With one palm strike, he shattered Soldier #2's ribs, sending him flying two meters. He died instantly.

Before the others could react—"Water Dragon: Tsunami Tail Strike!"His kick landed with explosive force, snapping Soldier #1's arm and cracking his rib cage. He dropped, gasping, then silent.

Kevin blinked—Rex was gone.

"Where—""Fire-Wind Dragon: Claw Strike!"

Bang. Boom. Bam.

A blur of fire and wind slashed through the last two soldiers. They hit the ground, twitching before going still, eyes wide with the terror of death.

Kevin turned to run. But a single gunshot rang out.

He froze.

Rex stood behind him, holding a black weapon, forged in silence and fury. Kevin collapsed to his knees, then to the ground.

"I have freed the world of you and your sin," Rex said. "May your next life guide you to justice."

Later, at the edge of the island, Rex found two twins—Hakeem and Amara—alone, staring out to the sea.

"Why are you here?" Rex asked.

Amara turned, eyes wide and pure. "A meteor crashed in the mountains. A private army came for it... they killed everyone who saw it."

Rex's eyes narrowed. "Why doesn't your brother speak?"

"He only speaks when it's important."

Rex turned to Hakeem. "Where is the meteorite?"

Hakeem hesitated. "Why do you want it?"

Rex stepped forward, eyes burning with purpose. "To end evil. To give justice to the suffering. I will purge mankind's wickedness."

Hakeem held his gaze. Then: "I want to join your cause."

Rex turned to Amara. She stepped forward. "I would be honored to follow you. The world must change."

Rex nodded. "Then understand this: my army will live for me alone. But I promise you this — the world will know justice, in purity and in silence. We will save them… from themselves."

Amara and Hakeem bowed, presenting the meteorite — a glowing shard, pulsing with strange, cosmic energy.

Rex sent them off on a mission.

Then he flew to Africa.

From the open hatch of a military plane, he dove into an undisclosed region, searching for a diamond large enough to fuse with the meteorite — to forge Titan Vana, a new metal.

A weapon of judgment.

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